Shawnee County, KS Demographic Data
Shawnee County, KS Summary
Shawnee County is located in Kansas
- Population: 178,991
- Area: 555.73 sq. miles
- Land Area: 544.02 sq. miles
- Water Area: 11.71 sq. miles
- Population Density: 322.08 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 969.49 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Shawnee County, KS Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
91,682
52%
50.8
Male
86,464
49%
49.2
Total Population
178,146
323,128,000
Shawnee County, KS Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
11,673
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
12,975
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
11,054
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
10,637
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
11,406
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
22,617
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
20,892
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
21,776
12.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
12,756
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
11,847
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
16,937
9.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
8,799
4.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,777
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
135,319
76.0%
77.2
Female
70,998
52.5%
51.3
Male
64,321
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
130,264
73.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
37,084
20.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
30,513
17.1%
15.2
Female
16,890
55.4%
55.8
Male
13,623
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Shawnee County, KS Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
171,922
96.5%
96.8
White
143,411
80.5%
72.6
Black or African American
14,949
8.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,773
1.0%
0.8
Asian
2,374
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
127
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
9,288
5.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
6,224
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
21,431
12.0%
17.8
Mexican
19,657
11.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
550
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
101
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,123
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
156,715
88.0%
82.2
Shawnee County, KS Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,061
2.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,369
5.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
39,983
33.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
28,094
23.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
6,922
5.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
20,686
17.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
15,286
12.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
9,430
7.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
110,971
92.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
35,972
29.9%
31.2
Shawnee County, KS Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
42,453
29.8%
33.7%
Now Married
70,132
49.2%
47.5
Divorced
18,069
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
1,576
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
10,214
7.2
5.8%
Shawnee County, KS Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
152,326
91.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
14,147
8.5%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Shawnee County, KS Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,598
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,590
5.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,954
9.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
7,083
10.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
10,716
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
14,197
20.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
9,208
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
9,275
13.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3,024
4.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,456
3.5%
6.4
Median household income
55,710
57,617
Per capita income
29,071
31,128
Shawnee County, KS Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
362
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
6,560
7.6%
9.8
Construction
5,143
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
21,328
24.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,645
6.6%
6.6
Information
2,209
2.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
10,046
11.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4,101
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
7,326
8.5%
11.4
Public administration
7,788
9.0%
4.6
Retail trade
9,209
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,451
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,910
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
7,252
8.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
33,024
38.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11,975
13.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
20,129
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
13,698
15.9%
18.1%
Shawnee County, KS Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
85,531
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
69,463
81.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
9,499
11.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,156
1.4%
5.1
Walked
2,114
2.5%
2.7
Other means
1,012
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
2,287
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.0
26.6
Shawnee County, KS Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
6,635
9.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
23,823
34.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
25,486
36.4%
37.1
3 or more
14,157
20.2%
21.0
Shawnee County, KS Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
70,101
88.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
43,959
62.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
26,142
37.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
9,528
12.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Shawnee County, KS Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
79,629
1 room
5,208
6.5%
2.4
2 rooms
878
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
5,427
6.8%
9.1
4 rooms
11,588
14.6%
16.5
5 rooms
16,331
20.5%
19.8
6 rooms
13,687
17.2%
17.8
7 rooms
10,389
13.0%
12.0
8 rooms
7,314
9.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
8,807
11.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Shawnee County, KS Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
79,629
1-unit, detached
58,033
72.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,830
3.6%
5.9
2-units
1,482
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,164
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,704
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,993
5.0%
4.4
20 or more units
6,777
8.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,646
2.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Shawnee County, KS Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
12,160
15.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,598
5.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
13,138
16.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
13,139
16.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
10,644
13.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
8,607
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
8,173
10.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
7,704
9.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
1,021
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
445
0.6%
1.4%
Shawnee County, KS Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
51,250
73.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,479
5.0%
4.7
Electricity
14,265
20.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
84
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
443
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
50
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
530
0.8%
1.1
Shawnee County, KS Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
26,763
47295100.0
Less than $500
619
2.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
667
2.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
678
2.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
2,115
7.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,693
17.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
8,317
31.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
9,674
36.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
15,238
57.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,574
17.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,093
7.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,383
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,402
12.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
73
0.0%
0.0%
Shawnee County, KS Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
25,238
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
137
0.5%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
217
0.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
581
2.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,974
15.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
4,470
17.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
15,859
62.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
904
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
731
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,532
18.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,637
14.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,074
12.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,168
12.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,726
10.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7,862
31.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,143
0.0%
0.0%
Shawnee County, KS Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
43,959
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,195
7.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
10,496
23.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11,662
26.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
8,269
18.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
6,556
14.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,605
5.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
988
2.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
188
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
135,600
205,000
